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I'm halfway through Things We Set On Fire by Deborah Reed. I'm having trouble liking any of the characters (these people are messed up) but am still enjoying the story.

From Goodreads:

A series of tragedies brings Vivvie’s young grandchildren into her custody, and her two estranged daughters back under one roof. Jackson, Vivvie’s husband, was shot and killed 30 years ago, and the ramifications have splintered the family into their own isolated remembrances and recriminations.

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Originally Posted by awesomekina23

So I finished The Fault in Our Stars and I don't get what all the praise is about. I thought it was incredibly flat and pretentious. Has anyone else read it?

I didn't but my daughter (age 14) did. She really liked it but said she can understand the "pretentious" criticism.
I may try the movie, as it has an actor I love (Willem Dafoe) and a couple I like (Laura Dern, Sam Trammell).

All my life, I have felt destiny tugging at my sleeve.~ Thursday NextI don't want to "go with the flow". The flow just washes you down the drain. I want to fight the flow.- Henry RollinsAll this spiritual talk is great and everything...but at the end of the day, there's nothing like a pair of skinny jeans. - Jillian Michaels

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I have a sale book "Bad Childhood Good Life" that I pick up and read lately when I am restless. Since I am a knitter, I do not read a lot outside of work.

It has been a little interesting. My pain hasn't come from the family units. Mine was more later in life. But I read the little stories in the book, wish better for people, and hope that I can keep myself out of the same little psychological traps.

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So apparently I am on a YA kick! Well, that and I think I mentioned above that I am trying to read that list of the 10 books to read before the movie comes out. I read the first Mortal Instruments book, City of Bones. I really liked it and proceed to download all the rest of them - I have read the first 3 now. Apparently the first three are meant to be a trilogy and the second 3 another trilogy. I waited until I was done to see the movie. That review is another story for another thread. I liked the book.

Last night I finished Divergent - another one that was made into a movie. I really liked this one. I really enjoyed it and have downloaded the other two books to read next.

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for our next book club we are reading: The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
At the heart of The Husband’s Secret is a letter that’s not meant to be read

My darling Cecilia, if you’re reading this, then I’ve died. . .

Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secret—something with the potential to destroy not just the life you built together, but the lives of others as well. Imagine, then, that you stumble across that letter while your husband is still very much alive. . . .
Cecilia Fitzpatrick has achieved it all—she’s an incredibly successful businesswoman, a pillar of her small community, and a devoted wife and mother. Her life is as orderly and spotless as her home. But that letter is about to change everything, and not just for her: Rachel and Tess barely know Cecilia—or each other—but they too are about to feel the earth-shattering repercussions of her husband’s secret.

Acclaimed author Liane Moriarty has written a gripping, thought-provoking novel about how well it is really possible to know our spouses—and, ultimately, ourselves.